diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c
index e83aa7e6174a85bb02b6be3cb08d87c7034d8c2c..84f375622dd5f9298e39fe8b45704387d99c459a 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c
@@ -2873,9 +2873,6 @@ void ivas_spar_to_dirac(
     float dvx[IVAS_MAX_NUM_BANDS], dvy[IVAS_MAX_NUM_BANDS], dvz[IVAS_MAX_NUM_BANDS];
     float radius;
     float en_ratio, res_pow;
-#ifdef ENABLE_DITHER
-    int16_t *seed_ptr;
-#endif
     int16_t num_slots_in_subfr;
     int16_t tmp_write_idx_param_band;
     int16_t tmp_write_idx_band;
@@ -2898,9 +2895,6 @@ void ivas_spar_to_dirac(
     if ( hDirAC != NULL && ivas_get_hodirac_flag( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_analysis_order ) == 0 )
     {
         band_grouping = hDirAC->band_grouping;
-#ifdef ENABLE_DITHER
-        seed_ptr = &hDirAC->dithering_seed;
-#endif
         num_slots_in_subfr = st_ivas->hDirAC->hConfig->dec_param_estim ? CLDFB_NO_COL_MAX / MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES : 1;
 
         for ( band = start_band; band < end_band; band++ )
@@ -2975,18 +2969,11 @@ void ivas_spar_to_dirac(
 
         for ( band = start_band; band < end_band; band++ )
         {
-#ifdef ENABLE_DITHER
-            int16_t diff_idx, azi_dith, ele_dith;
-#else
             int16_t azi_dith, ele_dith;
-#endif
             tmp_write_idx_param_band = hDirAC->spar_to_dirac_write_idx;
 
             en_ratio = 1.0f - diffuseness[band];
-#ifdef ENABLE_DITHER
-            diff_idx =
-#endif
-                masa_sq( 1.0f - en_ratio, diffuseness_thresholds, DIRAC_DIFFUSE_LEVELS );
+            masa_sq( 1.0f - en_ratio, diffuseness_thresholds, DIRAC_DIFFUSE_LEVELS );
 
             qmf_band_start = band_grouping[band];
             qmf_band_end = band_grouping[band + 1];
@@ -3000,16 +2987,8 @@ void ivas_spar_to_dirac(
                 for ( b = qmf_band_start; b < qmf_band_end; b++ )
                 {
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_DITHER
-                    azi_dith = (int16_t) ( azi[band] + rand_triangular_signed( seed_ptr ) * dirac_dithering_azi_scale[diff_idx] + 0.5f );
-                    ele_dith = (int16_t) ( ele[band] + rand_triangular_signed( seed_ptr ) * dirac_dithering_ele_scale[diff_idx] + 0.5f );
-                    /* limit the elevation to [-90, 90] */
-                    ele_dith = min( 90, ele_dith );
-                    ele_dith = max( -90, ele_dith );
-#else
                     azi_dith = azi[band];
                     ele_dith = ele[band];
-#endif
 
                     hDirAC->energy_ratio1[block][b] = en_ratio;
                     tmp_write_idx_band = tmp_write_idx_param_band;